Question:
Should I stop smoking before my surgery?
Answer:
The bottom line is quit smoking! Your surgery represents a golden opportunity for you to do so. There is evidence that smokers who quit at or before surgery experience fewer symptoms of nicotine withdrawal and are more likely to succeed in their attempt to stop smoking long term.
Although it may take three to six weeks for your lungs to recover from some of the effects of smoking, you will have only two weeks to go and there is still unbalanced benefit to you if you stop.
It is also a scientific fact that nicotine and smoking adversely affect wound healing and potentially increase the risk of post-operative complications including but not limited to infection, rate of healing, scarring and the need for revision surgery. Nicotine not only decreases blood flow to the microcirculation but it also effects collagen synthesis, the major protein responsible for wound healing and adversely affects the lungs as well.
Posted by: Dr. Siporin
Should I stop smoking before my surgery?
Answer:
The bottom line is quit smoking! Your surgery represents a golden opportunity for you to do so. There is evidence that smokers who quit at or before surgery experience fewer symptoms of nicotine withdrawal and are more likely to succeed in their attempt to stop smoking long term.
Although it may take three to six weeks for your lungs to recover from some of the effects of smoking, you will have only two weeks to go and there is still unbalanced benefit to you if you stop.
It is also a scientific fact that nicotine and smoking adversely affect wound healing and potentially increase the risk of post-operative complications including but not limited to infection, rate of healing, scarring and the need for revision surgery. Nicotine not only decreases blood flow to the microcirculation but it also effects collagen synthesis, the major protein responsible for wound healing and adversely affects the lungs as well.
Posted by: Dr. Siporin
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